To kick off its new ‘Station‘ platform, SM Entertainment has released “Rain,” a solo effort by SNSD’s Taeyeon that is just pleasant enough to kill a couple of minutes. It’s …
Read More »Taeyeon MURDERS your faves in the “Rain”, which is more than the sum of its parts
Taeyeon, the yodeling god-hating murderer, came back recently with “Rain” as a part of SM Entertainment’s crazy a-release-a-week plan, and she thankfully isn’t yodeling anymore. The song is a jazzy …
Read More »Verbal Jint & Baek Ji Young’s “Find A Cure” reminds us what a ballad should be
Though Baek Ji Young and Verbal Jint’s “Find A Cure” is on the slower side, the raw power and chilling emotion make it a worthwhile listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji4jJNyAGQM Baek Ji Young’s …
Read More »4Minute return with “Hate” & Skrillex gave them a drop of trumpets farting
4Minute have returned with the Skrillex-produced EDM hip-hop track, “Hate“. Conceptually, at least, I found “Hate” interesting. The song’s verses start off slow and melancholy, gradually build like swelling emotion …
Read More »WINNER go 1-for-3 with a HR with “Baby Baby”, “I’m Young”, “Sentimental”
After much fandom drama, WINNER has returned with three songs and three music videos in “Baby Baby“, “I’m Young“, and “Sentimental“. While I realize this was something fans were hyped …
Read More »The Black Skirts’ “Everything” needed to be less era imitation, more era influenced
Recently The Black Skirts signed to Tablo‘s fresh underground label HIGHGRND, and “Everything” is their first release with the label. I’ll have to admit, I didn’t know much about the …
Read More »MAMAMOO’s “I Miss You” is a perfectly-executed boilerplate R&B treat
“I Miss You,” MAMAMOO’s recently released free single, may not get points for originality or ambition, but it does offer further proof that the group can rock the shit out …
Read More »DEAN, Crush, Jeff Bernat’s ‘what2do’ is 3 great voices blending into 1 snowy mush
DEAN, Crush, and Jeff Bernat are serving Boyz II Men realness in their formulaic, but utterly adequate R&B throwback “what2do“. The trio offers a pleasing mix of pseudo rapping, crooning, …
Read More »FAKY continue to excel and make their mark with “You”
Following up on the intriguing “Afterglow“, FAKY is back again with “You“, which marks yet another quality release that I wish/hope would get traction in the Japanese market. “You” drew …
Read More »Ryeowook’s “The Little Prince” falls short of expectations, but will do well anyway
Following in fellow Super Junior member Kyuhyun’s footsteps, Ryeowook’s much-anticipated (…by SuJu fans, at least) solo debut was with a ballad, titled “The Little Prince” (and a mini-album of the …
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